Articles related to "German Opera"

Mozart wrote many works intended as part of Masonic practice. There are elements within Flute that can be seen as symbolic of Masonry, but the issue has not been settled.

At the age of 80, French soprano Régine Crespin died on Thursday, July 5, the victim of liver cancer. Her international career spanned nearly 50 years.

Ach, ich fühl's, es ist verschwunden, Pamina's emotional soprano aria from Mozart's The Magic Flute, translation, recommended recordings and vocal scores

Der Hölle Rache, (Vengence Aria) The Queen of the Night's soprano aria from Mozart opera the Magic Flute, opera aria translation & recommended opera aria recordings.

Brief biography of Carl Maria von Weber, best-known for founding the Romantic school of opera and famous for his opera Der Freischütz

The famous Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja,(Entrance Aria) Papageno's baritone aria from Mozart's The Magic Flute, translation, recommended recordings and vocal scores

Opera singer profiled: Christa Ludwig was one of the most important mezzo sopranos of the mid-twentieth century. Info: Christa Ludwig bio and Christa Ludwig recording

Opera Hänsel und Gretel (Hansel and Gretel) by German composer Engelbert Humperdinck: plot synopsis, character list, and other Humperdinck opera information.

Salome, a German dramatic opera by Richard Strauss: opera plot synopsis, character description, and other Richard Strauss opera information.

Parsifal, a German opera by Richard Wagner. Opera plot synopsis, character list, and other opera information.

The famous Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön,(Portrait Aria) Tamino's tenor aria from Mozart's The Magic Flute, translation, recommended recordings and vocal scores

Liofe and works of post-romantic composer Richard Strauss, famous for opera Der Rosenkavalier ('The Cavalier of the Rose').

The Love of Danae (Die Liebe der Danae), a German opera by Richard Strauss. Die Liebe der Danae opera plot summary, character list, and other opera information.

Brief biography of German composer Carl Orff, his life, career, list of works. Famous for scenic cantata Carmina Burana.

Alceste (Alcestis) by Christoph Willibald von Gluck: plot summary, character list, and other C.W. Gluck opera information.

Capriccio, a German opera by Richard Strauss: opera plot synopsis, character description, and other Richard Strauss opera information.

Elektra, a German tragic opera by Richard Strauss: opera plot synopsis, character description, and other Richard Strauss opera information.

L'elisir d'amore, (Elixir of Love) Gaetano Donizetti's opera buffa (comic opera) Elixir of Love plot summary, L'elisir character list, Elixir of love opera information.

Brief biography of Louis Spohr. His composition style is transition between Classicism and Romanticism. He paved way for German Romantic opera with Carl Maria von Weber.

Characters and plot summary for the opera Hans Heiling by Heinrich August Marschner, with a libretto based on German folk tales by Eduard Devrient.

The Ban on Love (Das Liebesverbot), a German 2-act opera by Richard Wagner. Das Liebesverbot opera plot summary, character list, and other opera information.

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Romantic opera Euryanthe by German composer Carl Maria von Weber: plot synopsis, character list, and other Weber opera information.

Oberon (The Elf King's Oath), an English romantic fairy opera by Carl M. von Weber: opera plot synopsis, character description and other C.M. von Weber opera information.

Zaide (K.344), an unfinished German opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Zaide opera plot summary, character list, and other Zaide opera information.

Characters and plot summary for the opera Der Vampyr (The Vampire) by Heinrich August Marschner, with a libretto by Wilhelm August Wohlbrück based on "The Vampyre."

Characters and plot summary for the opera Der Templer und die Jüdin (The Templar and the Jewess), by Heinrich August Marschner, based on Sir Walter Scott's novel Ivanhoe.

Der Rosenkavalier (The Cavalier of the Rose), a German opera by Richard Strauss: opera plot synopsis, character description, and other Richard Strauss opera information.

If you are looking for a sound that is slightly bizarre but always fascinating, investigate the music of Harry Partch.

Brief biography of Monaco-born Austrian composer Franz Schreker, founder and conductor of Vienna Philharmonic Choir and famous for Der Ferne Klang (The Distant Sound).

Brief biography of Franz Lehár, leading composer of light operettas, extremely famous for The Merry Widow. His waltz 'Gold and Silver' is also often recorded.

Brief biography of Oscar Wilde, a celebrated Irish poet, playwright, essayist and novelist, famous for 'The Importance of Being Earnest' and 'The Picture of Dorian Gray.'

Anna Bolena an opera by Gaetano Donizetti opera about Anne Boleyn, Henry the 8th, and Jane Seymore.Anna Anna Bolena opera plot, cast of characters, and Anna Bolena info.

Brief biography of Bertolt Brecht, one of the great German playwrights, famous for The Threepenny Opera musical.

The British playwright James Robinson Planché wrote 176 works for the theatre and is remembered for his research on historical costume design.

Brief biography of Lorenzo Da Ponte, Italian librettist who wrote three of Mozart's four best operas - Le Nozze di Figaro, Don Giovanni and Così fan tutte.

La Fille du Régiment (The Daughter of the Regiment) comic opera by Donizetti. Daughter of the Regiment opera plot summary and Daughter of the Regiment character list.

Don Pasquale an Italian opera buffa by Gaetano Donizetti. Don Pasquale plot summary, Don Pasquale characters, and other opera info.

Guillaume Tell (William Tell), a French opera, by Gioacchino Rossini: William Tell plot summary, William Tell character list, and other Rossini opera information.

I Capuleti e i Montecchi, an Italian bel canto opera, by Vincenzo Bellini: I Capuleti e i Montecchi plot summary, character list, and other Bellini opera information.

I Puritani (the Puritans), an Italian bel canto opera, by Vincenzo Bellini: I Puritani plot summary, character list, and other Bellini opera information.

Il Pirata (the Pirate), an Italian bel canto opera, by Vincenzo Bellini: Il Pirata plot summary, Il Pirata character list, and other Bellini opera information.

Il Turco in Italia (The Turk in Italy), an Italian comic opera, opera buffa, by Gioacchino Rossini: Il Turco in Italia plot summary, character list, and other opera info.

L'italiana in Algeri, an Italian comic opera by Gioacchino Rossini: L'italiana in Algeri plot summary, character list, and other Rossini opera information.

La Favorite (The Favorite) an French Grand Opera by Gaetano Donizetti, La Favorite plot summary, La Favorite characters, and opera info.

La forza del destino, an Italian opera by Giuseppe Verdi: La forza del destino plot summary, character list, and other Verdi opera information.

La Sonnambula (the Sleepwalker), an Italian bel canto opera, by Vincenzo Bellini: La Sonnambula plot summary, character list, and other Bellini opera information.

La Traviata Giuseppe Verdi, la traviata opera, La traviata plot summary, La traviata, characters, La traviata information, La Traviata cd recording recommendations.

Le Comte Ory (Count Ory), an French comic opera, by Gioacchino Rossini: Le Comte Ory plot summary, character list, and other Rossini opera information.

Lucia di Lammermoor, Gaetano Donizetti's tragic opera based on Scott's the Bride of Lammermoor. Lucia opera plot summary, Lucia character list, Lucia opera information.